As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming's role

There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.

The Conversation

Dementia risk grows with increased exposure to air pollution, study finds https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-29/dementia-risk-grows-with-increased-exposure-to-air-pollution

No wonder politicians forget to #NationalizeFossilFuels: people living with higher levels of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, could face a greater risk of being stricken with dementia.

#AirPollutionKills #keepitintheground #GreenNewDealJobs

Dementia risk grows with increased exposure to air pollution

Long-term exposure to fine particulate pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, new research says.

Los Angeles Times
Labor Day’s Secret History

Labor Day has lost its radical roots. It’s time to take them back.

The Lever
The Persistence of American Poverty

“We could afford to end poverty,” Matthew Desmond tells us. That we don’t is a choice.

The Nation